The Ballad of the White Horse — Page 1

Vocabulary

および

oyobi — And; as well as; in addition to.

に

ni — Particle indicating direction, location, or agent.

よって

yotte — By means of; due to; by (someone).

制作

seisaku — Production; creation of a work or piece.

白い

shiroi — White; describing something of white color.

馬

uma — Horse; a large domesticated animal.

の

no — Possessive or linking particle between nouns.

バラッド

baraddo — Ballad; a narrative song or poem.

著

cho — Written by; authored by (a person).

序文

jobun — Preface; introductory text at a book's start.

この

kono — This; referring to something nearby or just mentioned.

は

wa — Topic marker particle in Japanese sentences.

歴史

rekishi — History; the study or record of past events.

的

teki — Suffix meaning '-like', '-al', or '-ical'.

注釈

chūshaku — Annotation; explanatory note or commentary on text.

を

wo — Object marker particle indicating direct object.

必要

hitsuyō — Necessary; needed; required for a purpose.

と

to — Particle meaning 'and', 'with', or quotation marker.

しない

shinai — Do not do; negative form of する (to do).

なぜなら

nazenara — Because; the reason being; for the reason that.

それ

sore — That; referring to something previously mentioned.

で

de — Particle indicating means, location of action, or 'at'.

ある

aru — To be; to exist (for inanimate things).

こと

koto — Thing; fact; nominalizer turning verbs into nouns.

標榜

hyōbō — To advocate; to profess or claim openly.

し

shi — Conjunctive form of する; also lists reasons.

て

te — Conjunctive particle connecting sequential actions.

い

i — Stem of いる; indicates ongoing state or action.

ない

nai — Negative auxiliary; not; does not exist.

から

kara — Because; from; indicating reason or starting point.

過去

kako — The past; previous time; history already elapsed.

つい

tsui — Unintentionally; just recently; inadvertently.

散文

sanbun — Prose; ordinary written language without verse structure.

ロマンス

romansu — Romance; a romantic or adventurous narrative story.

同様

dōyō — Similarly; in the same way; likewise.

率直

sotchoku — Frank; straightforward; honest and direct in manner.

虚構

kyokō — Fiction; fabrication; something imagined or invented.

部分

bubun — Part; portion; a section of a whole.

すべて

subete — All; everything; every single one of something.

より

yori — Than; from; more than (comparative particle).

も

mo — Also; too; even; inclusive particle in Japanese.

伝統

dentō — Tradition; customs passed down through generations.

強調

kyōchō — Emphasis; to stress or highlight something important.

する

suru — To do; to perform an action (versatile verb).

意図

ito — Intention; purpose; aim behind an action.

いる

iru — To exist; to be (for animate beings).

王

ō — King; a male monarch or ruler of a country.

が

ga — Subject marker particle in Japanese grammar.

伝説

densetsu — Legend; a traditional story of historical or mythical origin.

か

ka — Question particle; or; indicating uncertainty or question.

しれ

shire — Might; may be; stem of かもしれない (might be).

いう

iu — To say; to call; to be called something.

意味

imi — Meaning; significance; what something signifies.

すなわち

sunawachi — That is; namely; in other words; to be precise.

彼

kare — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun.

嘘

uso — Lie; falsehood; an untrue statement.

可能性

kanōsei — Possibility; likelihood; potential for something to happen.

しかし

shikashi — However; but; nonetheless; a conjunction of contrast.

広く

hiroku — Widely; broadly; in a wide or broad manner.

人間

ningen — Human being; person; humanity as a whole.

な

na — Adjectival particle; or prohibition imperative marker.

こそ

koso — Emphatic particle; precisely; it is exactly this.

最も

mottomo — Most; the highest degree of a quality.

重要

jūyō — Important; significant; of great consequence or value.

もの

mono — Thing; object; a nominalizer expressing expectation.

崇拝

sūhai — Worship; adoration; reverence toward something or someone.

民衆

minshū — The people; the masses; ordinary citizens collectively.

あり

ari — There is; exists; conjunctive form of ある.

世紀

seiki — Century; a period of one hundred years.

暗闇

kurayami — Darkness; complete absence of light; the dark.

深まり

fukamari — Deepening; growing deeper; increasing in intensity.

ゆく

yuku — To go; to proceed; indicates gradual progression.

黄昏

tasogare — Twilight; dusk; the time of fading evening light.

まで

made — Until; up to; as far as (a limit).

続い

tsuzui — Continued; went on; conjunctive form of 続く.

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary; indicates completed action.

ここ

koko — Here; this place; the current location.

私

watashi — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

扱う

atsukau — To handle; to deal with; to treat a subject.

全く

mattaku — Completely; entirely; utterly; not at all (negative).

無知

muchi — Ignorance; lack of knowledge or awareness.

者

mono / sha — Person; one who does or is something.

書く

kaku — To write; to compose text or characters.

ただし

tadashi — However; provided that; with the exception that.

その

sono — That; the (referring to something previously mentioned).

土地

tochi — Land; ground; a piece of territory or area.

いまだ

imada — Still; yet; even now; not yet completed.

生き

iki — Living; alive; conjunctive form of 生きる.

発見

hakken — Discovery; finding something previously unknown.

除い

nozoi — Excluding; except for; conjunctive form of 除く.

三つ

mittsu — Three things; the number three (native counting).

簡潔

kanketsu — Concise; brief and clear; succinct in expression.

例

rei — Example; instance; illustration of a point.

挙げ

age — To give; to raise; to cite an example.

よう

yō — Appears; seems; like; expresses intention or supposition.

最終

saishū — Final; last; ultimate; the very end stage.

勝利

shōri — Victory; triumph; winning a contest or battle.

白馬

hakuba / shirouma — White horse; a horse with white coloring.

谷

tani — Valley; a low area between hills or mountains.

呼ば

yoba — Called; named; passive stem of 呼ぶ (to call).

れる

reru — Passive auxiliary suffix; to be done to someone.

結び

musubi — Tie; connection; binding; conclusion or knot.

つけ

tsuke — Attaching; connecting; stem of つける (to attach).

へ

e — Towards; in the direction of (directional particle).

疑念

ginen — Doubt; suspicion; a feeling of uncertainty.

目

me — Eye; gaze; point of view; also a suffix for ordinals.

正当

seitō — Legitimate; rightful; justifiable; proper and valid.

物語

monogatari — Story; tale; narrative account of events.

いつ

itsu — When; at what time; an interrogative of time.

どこ

doko — Where; what place; an interrogative of location.

始まっ

hajimatt- — Began; started; conjunctive past form of 始まる.

知ら

shira — Know; stem of 知る; used in negative constructions.

どこか

dokoka — Somewhere; some place; an indefinite location.

始まり

hajimari — Beginning; start; the point at which something commences.

至っ

itatt- — Reached; arrived at; conjunctive form of 至る.

十分

jūbun — Sufficient; enough; adequate for a purpose.

ただ

tada — Just; merely; only; simply and nothing more.

伝聞

denbun — Hearsay; information heard from others secondhand.

基づい

motozui — Based on; grounded in; conjunctive form of 基づく.

書こう

kakō — Let's write; volitional form of 書く (to write).

だけ

dake — Only; just; nothing more than; limiting particle.

昔

mukashi — Long ago; once upon a time; the old days.

作者

sakusha — Author; creator; the person who made a work.

たち

tachi — Plural suffix for people or animate beings.

そう

sō — So; that way; it seems; expressing agreement or appearance.